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| Mecca once again
experienced traffic gridlock |
The Hajj is officially over. The Saudi authorities have
officially announced it the "best Hajj ever" and the clean up has begun.
On the streets of Mecca, people throng around the markets and shops to buy
souvenirs for family and friends or tokens to remind themselves of their
spiritual journey.
The mass exodus has already begun and once again the Hajj Terminal in
Jeddah is full of pilgrims, minus the ihram dress, but this time they are
leaving.
Some will continue their spiritual journey by visiting the Prophet's Mosque
at Medina but for most it is time to go.
Find out how the pilgrims are feeling and see how Mecca looked after the
Hajj with our slideshow, feature and video.
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| Hajj is the biggest
annual gathering of people on Earth. |
Hajjis head home
The rituals and rites are finished and 2.3 million more people have the
right to call themselves hajjis. Most of them heading home. Find out what
happens when the greatest gathering of people on Earth comes to an end.
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Slideshow
Hajj is offically over. Relive the day in pictures from Mecca, for many
their last day in Saudi.
Show me the slideshow
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| Mohammed prepares to
head back to Kuwait |
Video
See pilgrims perform Tawaf during Hajj. A hajji
must circumnavigate the Ka'aba seven times while praying.
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it
The Sa'i involves running back and forth between
two hills just as Abraham's wife did searching for water.
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On Channel 4
Find out what happened in the last episode of Hajj - The Greatest
Trip on Earth when our pilgrims got ready to head home. If you missed
it watch the video. What did Hajj mean to them?
Find out more here
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